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A webinar is being held tomorrow, aimed to urging agents to get ahead of changes to the industry likely to be...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News

The first meeting has been held of the Housing Coalition, a new group including Propertymark and some landlord bodies. A statement from...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News

It’s claimed that as many as one in five tenants has lost out in a rental bidding war during the last...
22 November 2023
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A prominent housing expert has told MPs that letting agents could be used to police the standards off homes made available...
20 November 2023
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A row has broken out over Section 21 between Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and an all-party...
16 November 2023
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Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...
15 November 2023
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Propertymark has called on the government to retain the option of fixed-term tenancies in the private rental sector where it is...
15 November 2023
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A senior Propertymark official will today tell MPs of the industry’s concerns about the Renters Reform Bill. The Bill has reached the...
14 November 2023
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The new Housing Minister is Lee Rowley - who was a former housing minister during the short lived premiership of Liz Truss. Rowley...
13 November 2023
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Propertymark has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove to remind him of the importance of regulating letting and estate agents. The trade...
13 November 2023
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the Renters Reform Bill will be mentioned in today’s King’s Speech - and is part of...
07 November 2023
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A council’s lettings service - first set up a decade ago - says it is stepping up its campaign to recruit...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News

Leaders Romans Group claims the pessimistic mood which many say surrounds the private rental sector is exaggerated. It has surveyed its landlord...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has welcomed the pledge by Housing Secretary Michael Gove not to introduce rent controls in England. The trade body says such...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News

A free webinar on the controversial Renters Reform Bill is to feature one of the industry’s top legal experts. David Smith is...
27 October 2023
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A leading PropTech entrepreneur has written to MPs outlining detailed plans that he believes would ensure the controversial Renters Reform Bill...
26 October 2023
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A lettings and property management platform has broken ranks with much of the industry over the Renters Reform Bill. While most agents...
26 October 2023
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Rent controls as currently in force in Scotland and under consideration in Wales will not be put into effect in England,...
25 October 2023
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Older private renters must have their voices heard In support of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the view of Joanna Elson, chief...
25 October 2023
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MPs have given the Renters Reform Bill its Second Reading - a procedure which means it now continues into the Committee...
24 October 2023
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The Renters Reform Coalition - a collection of some 20 activist groups and charities demanding changes to the private rental sector...
24 October 2023
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The latest stage of the Renters Reform Bill - and the likely delay in the abolition of Section 21 - will...
24 October 2023
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The government has been warned by trade body Propertymark that the controversial Renters Reform Bill must fairly reflect the importance of...
23 October 2023
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More details have emerged of what appears to be a sort of stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers. The abolition...
23 October 2023
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The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency - Leaders Romans Group - claims that landlords are not quitting the private rental sector in droves after...
19 October 2023
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A charity claims the Renters Reform Bill, which gets its Second Reading in the Commons next week, will help reduce homelessness. New...
19 October 2023
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The Renters Reform Bill is to get its long awaited Second Reading on Monday, October 23. The claim comes from today’s Financial...
18 October 2023
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A prominent lettings agent has called for a wider reform of eviction rules. This follows a demand by a group of...
17 October 2023
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Propertymark has fired a broadside at Labour saying it must provide agents with a proper court system to handle evictions. Labour deputy leader...
10 October 2023
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Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner has given her party’s conference an outline of future policy plans. She says:...
09 October 2023
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Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is launching its manifesto at this week’s Tory party conference - and improving the supply...
02 October 2023
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Housing Secretary Michael Gove will address the main Conservative party Conference on Tuesday morning next week - but perhaps his most...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Parsons, Head of Partnership Development What is flatfair and what...
25 September 2023
From: 60 Second Interview

A prominent agent has called on politicians to scrap the Renters Reform Bill . He says it’s “ill thought-through and would be...
25 September 2023
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The government should “just get on with implementing the Renters Reform Bill” an industry figure says. Jonathan Rolande of the National Association...
22 September 2023
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A prominent industry supplier is urging agents and landlords to lobby MPs to suggest improvements to the Renters Reform Bill. PayProp UK...
21 September 2023
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The Select Committee that shadows the work of Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is complaining that its...
20 September 2023
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A lettings trade body is urging the government to make clear how it will help courts tackle a growing backlog of...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News

The Financial Times, using sources in the Parliamentary Conservative party, are blaming some Tory MPs for blocking the route of the...
18 September 2023
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A legal advice service for landlords and their agents says it’s identified several areas with particularly lengthy delays in finding court...
18 September 2023
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A new report on the state of the lettings industry suggests figures are growing fearful of the impact of the Renters...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News

Parliament resumes today following its summer recess but there is still a lack of detail on aspects of the Renters Reform...
04 September 2023
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The National Union of Students is urging the government not to give in to what it calls “exploitative” private rental sector...
30 August 2023
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Section 21 evictions are set to soar even higher, a property association leader forecasts - because of the threat to abolish...
25 August 2023
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Letting agents and landlords operating in South Warwickshire are being encouraged to take part in the next industry forum on Wednesday...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News

A lettings industry trade body has written to the government urging fundamental reform of the court system to prevent it grinding...
17 August 2023
From: Breaking News

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is being lobbied to take urgent action over the growing problem of abandoned tenancies. Propertymark chief executive Nathan...
11 August 2023
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Campaigning charity Shelter has renewed its calls for the abolition of S21 eviction powers. It says new Ministry of Justice data shows...
11 August 2023
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Private landlords and lettings agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event. Cumberland council says property owners and...
11 August 2023
From: Breaking News

Millions of UK landlords will be adversely affected by the Renters Reform Bill, a solicitor warns - the latest law expert...
10 August 2023
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PropTech platform Goodlord has launched a one hour online course explaining the controversial Renters Reform Bill. The aim is to equip letting...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News

Well known lettings agency Gascoigne Halman has seen the move of two letting agents to one of its branches. Heather Wynn and...
04 August 2023
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A law firm says the Renters Reform Bill is driving buy to let investors to quit because of their fears over...
31 July 2023
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Citizens Advice is calling on the government to provide an unspecified amount of assistance to renters during the current cost of...
31 July 2023
From: Breaking News

The Renters Reform Bill will cost letting agents over £275m in the next decade as fewer landlords use their services. That’s the...
26 July 2023
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The looming threat of the abolition of Section 21 is already impacting the rental market, a legal firm is warning. Dutton Gregory’s...
21 July 2023
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The Co-Op Bank is joining forces with campaigning charity Shelter to argue against Section 21 evictions, and together they have organised...
19 July 2023
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The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...
19 July 2023
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It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...
14 July 2023
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It appears that a “wider range of behaviours” are likely to be taken into account in future when tenants are considered...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News

The Renters Reform Bill is being discussed by MPs this afternoon - although not as part of its long-running passage through...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is supporting a new Anti Social Behaviour Awareness campaign, calling for greater clarity from government on how agents and landlords...
07 July 2023
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The head of a consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition has given her views on what a General Election might mean...
07 July 2023
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The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...
06 July 2023
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Thousands of listing for rental properties on two popular websites explicitly say children or pets are not welcome. A BBC analysis of...
05 July 2023
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Details have emerged of a flagship agent training event to be held later this year. Agent Rainmaker Live is to be a...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News

A regional agent with 3,500 properties under management has written a long letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove complaining about the...
27 June 2023
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There’s another free webinar for agents to learn about the Renters Reform Bill next week. This one is organised by lettings-focussed PropTech...
19 June 2023
From: Breaking News

A seasoned property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...
16 June 2023
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Lettings chain Fine & Country says rents are likely to steadily rise through the summer. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine &...
15 June 2023
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A survey of nearly 700 letting agents from across England has revealed that the abolition of Section 21 continues to be...
14 June 2023
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Agents are being urged to sign a new petition has been launched on the UK Parliament website to reverse the move...
14 June 2023
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The Renters Reform Bill can be the perfect opportunity for the industry to become more professional - just so long as...
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News

Two animal charities - Cats Protection and Dogs Trust - have started recruiting MPs to their campaign in favour of pets...
13 June 2023
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Zoopla has announced it’s hosting its quarterly market update next Wednesday, June 14, to discuss how agents can keep their business...
07 June 2023
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The Nationwide Foundation - a charitable foundation founded by the Nationwide Building Society - says the Renters Reform Bill should be...
06 June 2023
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I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...
05 June 2023
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Two lettings experts are set to discuss what the government’s Bill means for agents at a free webinar. Well known property lawyer...
05 June 2023
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A lettings agency claims eviction powers may actually increase - not reduce - thanks to the controversial Renters Reform Bill. Knight Frank...
01 June 2023
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Lettings agents within The Guild of Property Professionals think that the Renters Reform Bill could cause many landlords to quit. Graham Wood,...
01 June 2023
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A webinar says the Renters Reform Bill is the biggest challenge facing lettings agents - and it’s prompted calls to a...
31 May 2023
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A respected property lawyer is accusing the government of helping nuisance tenants at the expense of the weak and vulnerable. Ian Narberth,...
31 May 2023
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Agents wanting to get to grips with the Renters Reform Act are invited to a learning webinar hosted by Rightmove. It’s at...
30 May 2023
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Propertymark says it’s spotted what may be the first sign of a U-turn on one aspect of the controversial Renters Reform...
26 May 2023
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Private landlords should hold fire on plans to quit the private rental sector and give the government a chance to incentivise...
25 May 2023
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Propertymark has given an insight into how letting agents are likely to be expected to use a new Landlords Database. The database...
23 May 2023
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Propertymark says it’s going to send a briefing on behalf of letting agents to every MP and member of the House...
23 May 2023
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Free legal help for agents on what Renters Reform Bill really means A free webinar hosted by PropTech firm Goodlord is being...
22 May 2023
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The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...
22 May 2023
From: Breaking News

The controversial Renters Reform Bill is not the anti-landlord charter that some in the h system claim it to be. That’s the...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News

Tenant groups are cheering the proposed abolition of Section 21 eviction powers but there’s a legal warning that the reality may be...
18 May 2023
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The Centre for Ageing Better claims older tenants will benefit most from some of the provisions in the Renters Reform Bill. As...
18 May 2023
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The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...
17 May 2023
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In a surprise move, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the stand-in leader of activist group Generation Rent a prime role...
17 May 2023
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A prominent group of economists has predicted the measures in the Renters Reform Bill will backfire on the government. Matthew Lesh, Director...
17 May 2023
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The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...